Crime Blog

Update: Authorities have identified the two men killed in Thursday’s murder-suicide as Charles Rivers, 41, and Gregory Rivers, 61.

Police believe the older man shot his son at Rivers Tree Service about 3 p.m., drove eight miles to a park on Vickery Boulevard and killed himself inside his SUV.

Both men, who shared a home in Burleson, were dead when paramedics arrived, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office.

strong>Update 9:15 pm: Police provided a briefing to TV reporters on the scene. Fox 4 just reported that after killing his son inside the business, the suspect drove his SUV to Collett Park and fatally shot himself. Police surrounded the vehicle and recovered the body, but were not confirming any relation between suspect and victim.

Update 8:30 pm:NBC-5 is reporting the man in the SUV is dead too. I’m hearing sketchy rumors the suspect may have killed himself.

Update 8 pm:Channel 8 reporting police have surrounded the suspect’s SUV, and that he may be the victim’s father.

Original report 6:40 pm: Fort Worth police responded to a shooting call about 3:15 p.m. today and found a dead man on the floor of River Tree Service, a business in the 4600 block of White Settlement Road.

Police haven’t released any more information on the shooting, but may do so within the next hour or two.